Etymological root

agere

Latin

# agere

**Type:** Etymological root
**Language:** Latin
**Slug:** agere

## Words From This Root
- agitate - to stir up or disturb; to campaign vigorously
- inactive - not active, working, or in operation
- exiguous - very small in size or amount; scanty
- agitation - a state of nervous anxiety or vigorous stirring
- unambiguous - having only one clear meaning; not open to doubt
- unambiguously - in a way that admits no doubt or confusion
- actualize - to make real or bring into existence
- cogitation - the act of thinking deeply; careful reflection
- nonactive - not active or operative
- prodigal - recklessly wasteful or extravagant with resources
- enactment - the process of making a bill into law; a statute so passed
- exactitude - the quality of being exact, precise, or accurate
- assay - a test of the quality or composition of a substance, especially an ore or metal
- cogitate - to think deeply and carefully; to ponder
- deactivate - to make something inactive or render it inoperative
- exagitate - to agitate or stir up greatly; to harass
- exigent - requiring immediate action; pressing or demanding
- prodigality - wasteful or extravagant spending; lavishness
- acting - the art of performing a role, or serving temporarily in a position
- activism - the practice of vigorous campaigning to bring about social or political change
- actuality - the state of existing in fact; reality as opposed to possibility
- actualization - the act of making something real or bringing it into being
- actuary - a statistician who calculates insurance risks and premiums
- ambiguously - in a way open to more than one interpretation; unclearly
- ambiguousness - the quality of being open to several interpretations; ambiguity
- coact - to act together or jointly
- counteract - to act against and reduce the effect of something
- exaction - the act of demanding and obtaining payment, often unjustly; the sum exacted
- examen - a critical examination, especially a reflective examination of conscience
- inexact - not precise or strictly accurate
- interactional - relating to interaction between people or things
- mitigate - to make less severe, serious, or painful
- overact - to perform in an exaggerated or unconvincing manner
- purge - to rid of unwanted elements; a sudden removal of people or things
- reactionary - opposing political or social progress, favoring a return to former ways
- unagitated - calm and undisturbed; not stirred or troubled
- uncogent - not convincing or logically forceful

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Words from this root(37)

/ˈædʒəˌteɪt/ to stir up or disturb; to campaign vigorously Meaning Off Sound Off

/ɪnˈæktɪv/ not active, working, or in operation Meaning Off Sound Off

/ɪɡˈzɪɡjuəs/ very small in size or amount; scanty Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˌædʒəˈteɪʃən/ a state of nervous anxiety or vigorous stirring Meaning Off Sound Off

unambiguous C2+

/ˌʌnæmˈbɪɡjuəs/ having only one clear meaning; not open to doubt Meaning Off Sound Off

unambiguously C2+

/ˌʌnæmˈbɪɡjuəsli/ in a way that admits no doubt or confusion Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈæktʃuəlaɪz/ to make real or bring into existence Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˌkɑdʒəˈteɪʃən/ the act of thinking deeply; careful reflection Meaning Off Sound Off

/nɑnˈæktɪv/ not active or operative Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈprɑdɪɡəl/ recklessly wasteful or extravagant with resources Meaning Off Sound Off

/ɪˈnæktmənt/ the process of making a bill into law; a statute so passed Meaning Off Sound Off

/ɪɡˈzæktɪtud/ the quality of being exact, precise, or accurate Meaning Off Sound Off

/æˈseɪ/ a test of the quality or composition of a substance, especially an ore or metal Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈkɑdʒəˌteɪt/ to think deeply and carefully; to ponder Meaning Off Sound Off

/diˈæktəˌveɪt/ to make something inactive or render it inoperative Meaning Off Sound Off

/ɛɡˈzædʒɪteɪt/ to agitate or stir up greatly; to harass Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈɛksɪdʒənt/ requiring immediate action; pressing or demanding Meaning Off Sound Off

prodigality C2+

/ˌprɑdɪˈɡæləti/ wasteful or extravagant spending; lavishness Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈæktɪŋ/ the art of performing a role, or serving temporarily in a position Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈæktɪvɪzəm/ the practice of vigorous campaigning to bring about social or political change Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˌæktʃuˈæləti/ the state of existing in fact; reality as opposed to possibility Meaning Off Sound Off

actualization C2+

/ˌæktʃuələˈzeɪʃən/ the act of making something real or bringing it into being Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈæktʃuˌɛri/ a statistician who calculates insurance risks and premiums Meaning Off Sound Off

ambiguously C2+

/æmˈbɪɡjuəsli/ in a way open to more than one interpretation; unclearly Meaning Off Sound Off

ambiguousness C2+

/æmˈbɪɡjuəsnəs/ the quality of being open to several interpretations; ambiguity Meaning Off Sound Off

/koʊˈækt/ to act together or jointly Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˌkaʊntɚˈækt/ to act against and reduce the effect of something Meaning Off Sound Off

/ɪɡˈzækʃən/ the act of demanding and obtaining payment, often unjustly; the sum exacted Meaning Off Sound Off

/ɪɡˈzeɪmən/ a critical examination, especially a reflective examination of conscience Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˌɪnɪɡˈzækt/ not precise or strictly accurate Meaning Off Sound Off

interactional C2+

/ˌɪntɚˈækʃənəl/ relating to interaction between people or things Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈmɪtɪˌɡeɪt/ to make less severe, serious, or painful Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˌoʊvɚˈækt/ to perform in an exaggerated or unconvincing manner Meaning Off Sound Off

/pɝdʒ/ to rid of unwanted elements; a sudden removal of people or things Meaning Off Sound Off

reactionary C2+

/riˈækʃəˌnɛri/ opposing political or social progress, favoring a return to former ways Meaning Off Sound Off

/ʌnˈædʒɪteɪtɪd/ calm and undisturbed; not stirred or troubled Meaning Off Sound Off

/ʌnˈkoʊdʒənt/ not convincing or logically forceful Meaning Off Sound Off

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